Jamaat-e-Islami Hind to back AAP in elections

Last Updated: Saturday, February 1, 2014, 20:44

Jamaat-e-Islami Hind on Saturday said it would extend support to Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in upcoming Lok Sabha elections to bring in better governance and weed out corruption.

Bangladesh arms haul case: Jamaat calls nationwide strike

Last Updated: Saturday, February 1, 2014, 17:49

Jamaat-e-Islami called a nationwide general strike in Bangladesh on Monday to protest the death sentence given to its chief along with ULFA leader Paresh Barua in an arms smuggling case.

Bangladesh`s Jamaat gives strike call

Last Updated: Saturday, February 1, 2014, 11:58

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami party Friday gave a call to observe a nationwide strike Monday in protest against the death sentence awarded to its chief Matiur Rahamn Nizami in a 10-truck arms haul case.

People like bin Laden don`t die: Jamaat-e-Islami chief

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 28, 2014, 18:39

People like slain Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden do not die but stay alive in the hearts of people and become a "symbol of struggle", Jamaat-e-Islami chief Munawar Hasan said in the Pakistani capital today.

Three Islamists shot dead in Bangladesh security crackdown

Last Updated: Sunday, January 26, 2014, 19:41

Three activists from Bangladesh`s largest Islamist party were shot dead in clashes with security forces, officers said, amid allegations forces are targeting opposition supporters for execution.

Geelani donates property to trust consisting kith and kin

Last Updated: Friday, January 24, 2014, 19:56

The issue of donation of property by Hurriyat Conference leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani to a trust has taken a new twist with Jamaat-e-Islami claiming ownership of the property.

Jamaat leader killed in gunfight with B`desh security forces

Last Updated: Monday, January 20, 2014, 13:28

A local leader of fundamentalist Jamaat-e-Islami was killed on Monday in a gunfight with Bangladesh`s security forces carrying out raid at one of the party`s hideouts.

Bangladesh EC asks authorities to prevent attacks on Hindus

Last Updated: Saturday, January 11, 2014, 19:56

Bangladesh`s Election Commission on Saturday directed law enforcement agencies to tighten security across the country to prevent attacks on minorities, specially Hindus.

Seven arrested for attacks on Hindus in B`desh, Hasina vows action

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 7, 2014, 22:50

Seven activists of the opposition BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami were arrested for attacks on Bangladesh`s minority Hindu community even as Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday promised stern action against the perpetrators.

Islamists boosted by Bangladesh mayhem: Analysts

Last Updated: Monday, January 6, 2014, 12:05

Bangladesh`s main Islamist party was banned from weekend elections and many of its leaders are in custody or face execution, but moves to marginalise Jamaat-e-Islami will ultimately backfire, analysts say.

Islamist party leader killed in Bangladesh

Last Updated: Monday, December 30, 2013, 21:07

An Islamist party leader was killed in a gunfight in Bangladesh`s Sathkhira district Monday afternoon amid country`s opposition`s "march for democracy" agitation.

Bangladesh PM Hasina launches Awami League manifesto

Last Updated: Saturday, December 28, 2013, 20:07

Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina launched Awami League party`s manifesto for Bangladesh`s controversial polls, vowing to punish "anarchists" behind death of nearly 130 people in recent political violence.